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Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

34.0 cm

वजन

574.1666666666666 g

कुल

Phasianidae

गण

Galliformes

के बारे में

A medium-large Phasianidae spurfowl (~574 g) of woodland, riverine scrub, and cultivated edges across eastern and southern Africa. Bright red bill, throat, and facial skin are unmistakable. Pairs or small groups forage on seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Calls loud and raucous at dawn; Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	34.0 cm	13.4 in
वजन	574.1666666666666 g	20.25 oz

पहचान

पंख

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with dense dark brown streaking; bare bright red facial skin extending prominently down neck diagnostic; red legs; dark bill. Sexes similar; widespread in Africa.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

भौगोलिक वितरण

Resident of open woodland, forest edge, and moist savanna from Ethiopia and Somalia south through East Africa to South Africa.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in African savanna and scrubby woodland.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 23 days. Fledging: 10 days.

अंडों की संख्या

3-9

ध्वनि

गीत

Loud, harsh crowing duet; raucous 'krrreek-krrreek' repeated vigorously; common call at dawn in dense bush; alarm a rapid staccato clucking

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
कुल	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Pternistis
प्रजातियां	Pternistis afer

Distribution

Red-necked Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded